Tyre Fitting and Wheel Changing Light Vehicles SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers light-vehicle tyre fitting and wheel changing from job review and vehicle preparation through tyre work, balancing, installation and final checks. It supports planning for vehicle movement, tyre pressure, lifting, wheel handling, machinery and workshop traffic risks.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the work order and assess tyre condition
• Prepare the work bay and manage access
• Position and secure the vehicle
• Inspect tyres, wheels, plant and tools
• Loosen wheel nuts and raise the vehicle safely
• Remove vehicle wheels and demount tyres
• Fit tyres onto wheels and manage tyre direction
• Inflate and seat tyres
• Balance wheel assemblies
• Install wheels, apply torque and complete final checks

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out light-vehicle tyre fitting and wheel changing.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

• Model WHS Act ss 19, 27, 28 and 29 — primary duty of care, officer due diligence, worker and other-person duties.
• Model WHS Regulations rr 34–38 — identify hazards, manage risks, maintain controls and review controls.
• Model WHS Regulations rr 39–44 — information, training, instruction and supervision.
• Model WHS Regulations rr 60–61 — hazardous manual tasks and musculoskeletal-disorder risk controls.
• Model WHS Regulations Part 4.1 — plant and structures, including plant inspection, guarding, maintenance and isolation.
• Model WHS Regulations Part 4.3 — noise exposure standard of LAeq,8h 85 dB(A) and LC,peak 140 dB(C).
• Model WHS Regulations Part 4.4 — hazardous chemicals, Safety Data Sheets and exposure controls.
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks (2024).
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (2024), including roll-away prevention and wheel-chock controls.
• Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work.

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Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)

• Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
• Initial and residual risk ratings
• Assigned responsible persons for each job step
• Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
• Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
• Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections